Thursday, 25 February 2021

Demon Slayer 鬼滅の刃 (Kimetsu no Yaiba)



Alternative Name: 之刃 (Guǐ Miè Zhī Rèn)


Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Psychological, Supernatural, Demons, 
               Developing Power, Martial Arts, Dark Fantasy, Horror, Demons

Description: 

Since ancient times, rumors have abounded of man-eating demons lurking in the woods. Because of this, the local townsfolk never venture outside at night. Legend has it that a demon slayer also roams the night, hunting down these bloodthirsty demons. For young Tanjiro, these rumors will soon to become his harsh reality. Ever since the death of his father, Tanjiro has taken it upon himself to support his family. Although their lives may be hardened by tragedy, they've found happiness. But that ephemeral warmth is shattered one day when Tanjiro finds his family slaughtered and the lone survivor, his sister Nezuko, turned into a demon. To his surprise, however, Nezuko still shows signs of human emotion and thought. Thus begins Tanjiro's request to fight demons and turn his sister human again.

Episode
Season 1: 26 + 1 Movie + 4 ONA
Alternative Version: 7 
Season 2: 

Original Run
Season 1: April 6, 2019 – September 28, 2019
Movie: October 16, 2020
ONA: February 14, 2021
Alternative Version: October 10, 2021 – November 28, 2021
Season 2: December 5, 2021 – Ongoing

Studio: ufotable


Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train  劇場版 鬼滅の刃 無限列車編

(Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie: Mugen Ressha-hen)



Alternative Name: 灭之刃无限列 

                                       (Guǐ Miè Zhī Rèn: Wú Xiàn Liè Chē Piān)


Description: 

 

Tanjiro and his team are assigned by the Demon Slayer Corps to accompany Hashira member Kyojuro Rengoku and investigate a string of disappearances aboard the Mugen train. Once aboard, the Demon Slayers fall into the trap of Enmu, a member of the Twelve Kizuki, who forces a group of children to kill them from within their dream realms.



1. Gurenge                                                       [Opening]
2. From The Edge                                          [Ending]
3. Kamado Tanjirou no Uta                     [Insert 19]

Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie
1. Homura                                                          [Ending]


Manga

1. Kimetsu no Yaiba
Published: February 15, 2016 – May 18, 2020
Volume: 23

2. Kimetsu no Yaiba: Tomioka Giyuu Gaiden
Published: April 1, 2019 – April 8, 2019
Volume: 1

3. Kimetsu no Yaiba Gaiden
Published: April 1, 2019 – October 17, 2020
Volume: 1

4. Kimetsu no Aima!
Published: April 7, 2019 – September 29, 2019
Volume: 1

5. Kimetsu Gakuen!
Published: August 4, 2021 – Ongoing
Volume: 1


Light Novel:

 

1. Kimetsu no Yaiba: Shiawase no Hana

Published: February 4, 2019

Volume: 1

 

2. Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kataha no Chou

Published: October 4, 2019

Volume: 1


3. Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kaze no Michishirube

Published: July 3, 2020

Volume: 1



Here is the Additional Information regarding the Breathing Styles :

·        swordsmanship styles practiced and taught by the Demon Slayer Corps.

·        capable of allowing their users to fight on par with Demons, and are generally used with Nichirin Blades to slay Demons, with a few exceptions.

·        make use of specific and concentrated breath patterns, which increase the user's lung capacity and amount of oxygen in the blood. This increase of oxygen allows the user to enhance their physical abilities and mental concentration, allowing them to fight on par with Demons, whose physical prowess surpasses that of the average human.

 

·        Focused Breathing is also capable of clotting wounds from severe injuries and slowing down the circulation of poison in the bloodstream.

 

·        Total Concentration Breathing 全集 中の呼吸 (Zen Shūchū no Kokyū)

-         an advanced application of Breathing

-         a state where a Breathing Style user inhales the maximum amount of oxygen within a specific breath pattern to raise their physical and mental prowess to their utmost limits.

-         often used by Demon Slayers for a brief moment to temporarily boost their combat capabilities to prepare a decisive attack.

 

·        Total Concentration: Constant 全集中・常中 (Zen Shūchū Jōchū)

-         a total Concentration Breathing state during the morning, noon, and night, and even while asleep that Advanced Demon Slayers, such as Hashira, can constantly maintain.

-         an immense difference in strength, speed, and stamina between someone who can maintain Total Concentration Breathing at all times and someone who cannot.


·        All known Breathing Styles currently taught within the Demon Slayer Corps are derived from the Sun Breathing, the first one ever created.



Sun Breathing 日の呼吸 (Hi no Kokyū)

·        a style of swordsmanship utilized by the first Demon Slayer to use "breaths", Yoriichi Tsugikuni, and serves as the basis for other Breathing Styles derived from it as a result of Yoriichi changing the breathing techniques to suit the individuals he taught.

·        mimics the burning effect of sunlight on demons and replicates it with the users special swordsmanship and movements.

 

Before Kokushibo died, he mentions that all swordsman who knew/utilized the Sun Breathing were killed by him and Muzan Kibutsuji before proceeding to question why the Sun Breathing still persists due to the existence of the Hinokami Kagura ヒノカミ神楽.

 

Kokushibo and Shinjuro Rengoku independently identified the Hinokami Kagura as the Sun Breathing, the latter through the memoirs of his Demon-slaying ancestor. The two styles were later confirmed to be the same. There is a (previously unknown) thirteenth form, which can be learned from the Sun Breathing as a Hinokami Kagura User that is achieved by completing the twelve movements in succession.

 

However, Tanjiro remained uncertain of the breathing style's true nature until he gained access to the memories of his ancestor, Sumiyoshi. His ancestor's wife, Suyako, requested to see the Sun Breathing performed during Yoriichi's last visit to the family. Sumiyoshi memorized the movements and was gifted the hanafuda earrings by Yoriichi before parting. The breathing style and earrings were then secretly passed on from father to son in the Kamado family every generation as a rite of passage. Henceforth, the Sun Breathing became known as the Hinokami Kagura.



Hinokami Kagura ヒノカミ神楽 (Dance of the Fire God)

·        Breathing Style only known and taught by the Kamado family.

·        passed on from father to son in every generation alongside the hanafuda earrings.

·        The Kamado family uses the breathing style within a ritual ceremony practiced every new year, where the Breathing Style user offers the Fire God a dance from sunset to sunrise to ward off diseases.

·        The dance is composed of twelve segments repeated throughout the night.

 


Users:

·        Yoriichi Tsugikuni

·        Sumiyoshi

·        Tanjuro Kamado

·        Tanjiro Kamado

 

Dance/ Waltz 円舞 (Enbu)

-         A single high-powered vertical slash.

Flash Dance/ Waltz Flash 円舞一閃 (Enbu Issen)

-         Developed and utilized only by Tanjiro Kamado.

-         utilizes a similar method like the Thunderclap and Flash technique of the Thunder Breathing, allowing them to use an advanced version of Dance by inhaling huge amounts of oxygen, increasing the pumping of blood through the entire body, focusing it on the legs, and releasing it all to assault the target with a slash.

-         capable of outspeeding Genya Shinazugawa and Nezuko Kamado, as well as the fleeing -Hantengu, although it is still said to be slower than Zenitsu Agatsuma's Thunderclap and Flash.

 

Clear Blue Sky/ Blue Heaven 碧羅の天 (Heki-ra no Ten)

-         spins their body vertically to create a 360° slash.

-         likely the progenitor/predecessor of the Water Breathing: Second Form - Water Wheel.

 

Raging Sun/ Scorching Crimson Mirror 烈日紅鏡 (Retsujitsu Kōkyō)

-         unleashes two horizontal slashes to hit or defend from incoming attacks.

 

Fake Rainbow/ Parhelion Rainbow 幻日虹 (Gen'nichi Kō)

-         utilizes this technique to evade incoming attacks with high-speed twists and rotations, thus creating afterimages. The afterimages work most effectively on enemies with good vision as they will probably fail attack the afterimage instead of the actual body of the user.


Fire Wheel/ Fire Chariot 火車 (Kasha)

-         leaps behind the opponent and spins in the air while releasing a flaming attack in a circular motion.

-         likely the predecessor/progenitor of the Water Breathing: Second Form - Water Wheel.

 

Burning Bones, Summer Sun/ Burning Sun 灼骨炎陽 (Shakkotsu En'yō)

-         A powerful defensive technique.

-         unleashes a circular slash that defends from imminent frontal attacks.

-         possible for this technique to be the predecessor/foundation for the Wind Breathing: Fifth Form - Cold Mountain Wind.

 

Sunflower Thrust/ Sunflower Lance 陽華突 (Yōkatotsu)

-         A single thrust attack with the point of the blade.

-         possible for this technique to be the progenitor for the Water Breathing: Seventh Form - Piercing Rain Drop and the Mist Breathing: First Form - Low Clouds, Distant Haze.

 

Solar Heat Haze/ Soaring Flame Haze 飛輪陽炎 (Hirin Kagerō)

-         charges towards the target, attacking it with a haze covered slash that seemingly fails to land, but actually does hit the target.

-         possibly the predecessor of the Mist Breathing itself.

 

Setting Sun Transformation 斜陽転身 (Shayō Tenshin)

-         backflips into the air to deliver a powerful upended flaming sword slash.

 

Beneficent Radiance/ Shining Ray Of Grace 輝輝恩光 (Kiki Onkō)

-         spirals into the air and delivers a powerful slash that surrounds the enemy.

 

Dragon Sun Halo Head Dance/ Solar Halo Dragon Dance 日暈の龍・頭舞い (Nichiun no Ryū Kaburimai)

-         Possibly the Sun Breathing's most powerful singular technique.

-         a continuous fast and powerful sword attack that takes the form of a flaming sun dragon and is capable of decapitating multiple enemies at once.

-         possible that this technique is the predecessor of the Water Breathing: Tenth Form - Constant Flux.

 

Flame Dance/ Waltz 炎舞 (Enbu)

-         A two-combo strike which starts with a vertical slash and then a horizontal one right after.

 

Thirteenth Form 拾参ノ型 (Jū San no kata)

-         continuously performs all twelve forms of the breathing style in repetitive succession to increase the accuracy and agility of his movements while reducing fatigue.

-         created solely for the purpose of killing Muzan, since the repetition of all twelve forms aims to destroy Muzan's twelve vital organs (seven hearts and five brains) that move freely inside his body thanks to his shape-shifting ability.




Water Breathing 水の呼吸 (Mizu no Kokyū)

·        one of the five main Breathing Styles directly derived from the Sun Breathing

·        mimics the element of water, specifically the flow and flexibility of the liquid and infuses it with the users swordsmanship.

 

Users:

·        Sakonji Urokodaki (Cultivator & Former Hashira)

·        Giyu Tomioka (Current Hashira)

·        Murata

·        Sabito (deceased)

·        Makomo (deceased)

·        Tanjiro Kamado

 

There is 10 known forms, with an 11th created & exclusively used by Giyu Tomioka:-

 

First Form: Water Surface Slash 壱ノ型  水面斬り

(Ichi no kata: Minamo Giri) 

-         generates enough momentum to create a powerful single concentrated slash.

 

Second Form: Water Wheel 弐ノ型  水車  (Ni no kata: Mizu Guruma)

-         leaps and vertically spins forward in the air while releasing a flowing attack in a circular motion.

Second Form: Improved - Lateral Water Wheel 弐ノ型・改横水車

 (Ni no kata kai: Yoko Mizu Guruma)

-         that uses a horizontal spin

 

Third Form: Flowing Dance 参ノ型  流流舞い (San no kata: Ryūryū Mai)

-         swings their blade at his opponent in a way that mimics the movement of waves on the surface of water.

 

Fourth Form: Striking Tide 肆ノ型  打ち潮  (Shi no kata: Uchishio)

-         makes multiple consecutive slashes while twisting their body in a flowing fashion similar to a harsh tide.

 

Fifth Form: Blessed Rain After the Drought 伍ノ型  干天の慈雨 

(Go no kata: Kanten no Jiu)

-         "sword strike of kindness" that kills the target with little to no pain.

-         Used when the enemy surrenders.

 

Sixth Form: Whirlpool 陸ノ型   ねじれ渦 (Roku no kata: Nezi Rain Te)

-         fiercely twists their upper and lower body, creating a whirlpool that cuts anything caught in it.

-         used in a place without footing, and if used underwater can generate a large whirlpool that draws in anything nearby in addition to cutting them up like a large blade.

Whirlpool: Flow ねじれ渦・流流 (Nezi Rain Te - Ryūryū)

-         A combination of Third Form: Flowing Dance and Sixth Form: Whirlpool.

-         combines the footwork from Flowing Dance and the twisting aspect of Whirlpool, resulting in the swordsman to hack his surrounding, conjuring a twisting, swirling, vicious flow of water to redirect projectiles from multiple angles.

 

Seventh Form: Piercing Rain Drop 漆ノ型  雫波紋突き 

(Shichi no kata: Shizuku Hamon Tsuki)

-         A fast and accurate stab, capable of reducing the impact of a moving target.

-         The fastest form of this Breathing technique.

Seventh Form: Piercing Rain Drop - Curve 漆ノ型雫波紋突き・曲 

(Shichi no kata: Shizuku Hamon Tsuki - Kyoku) (Drop Ripple)

-         A modified strike that hits in an arc from an angle in order to minimize the impact of a moving target.

 

Eighth Form: Waterfall Basin 捌ノ型 滝壷 (Hachi no kata: Takitsubo)

-         cuts the target vertically.


Ninth Form: Splashing Water Flow 玖ノ型 水流飛沫 

(Ku no kata: Suiryū Shibuki)

-         Minimizes the landing time and surface needed when landing, allowing the user to move without limits.

-         Ideal when fighting in a place with no solid foothold.

Ninth Form: Splashing Water Flow - Turbulent  玖ノ型水流飛沫・乱

(Ku no kata: Suiryū Shibuki - Ran)

 

Tenth Form: Constant Flux 拾ノ型 生生流転 (Jū no kata: Seisei Ruten)

-         The most powerful Water Breathing technique.

-         A continuous flowing attack which takes a form of a water dragon that increases in strength and power with each rotation.

 

Eleventh Form: Dead Calm  拾壱ノ型凪 (Jū Ichi no Kata: Nagi)

-         An extremely powerful defensive technique and the personal creation of the current Water Hashira, Giyu Tomioka.

-         Giyu ceases all body movements and enters a state of complete tranquility, deflecting and blocking any incoming attacks with imperceptible speed.

-         However, its effectiveness is limited as fast and numerous attacks can break through.



Serpent Breathing 蛇の呼吸 (Hebi no Kokyū)

·        a Breathing Style derived from the Water Breathing.

·        focuses on twisting and bending the sword like how a serpent slithers, the attacks are not direct and constantly meander which can ultimately strike anywhere.

·        Since this technique is currently known to only be utilized by Obanai Iguro, it can only be used with a twisted blade that is similar in appearance to an Indonesian Kris Sword, with the sword's shape modeled into the bodily structure of a snake.

 

User: Obanai Iguro (Hashira)

 

First Form: Winding Serpent Slash 壱ノ型 委蛇斬り (Ichi no kata: Idagiri)

-         moves like a slithering snake and releases several slashes in a winding pattern.

 

Second Form: Venom Fangs of the Narrow Head 弐ノ型 狭頭の毒牙

(Ni no kata: Kyōzu no Dokuga)

-         dashes behind his opponent at blinding speed and lops off their head.

 

Third Form: Coil Choke 参ノ型 塒締め (San no kata: Toguro Jime)

-         circles around his opponent while using his sword to slice them from all directions.

 

Fourth Form: Twin-Headed Reptile 肆しノ型かた 頸蛇双生

(Shi no kata: Keija Sōsei)

-         leaps forward and performs a horizontal slash that slices through the target.

 

Fifth Form: Slithering Serpent 伍ノ型 蜿蜿長蛇 (Go no kata: En'en Chōda)

-         curves his sword in multiple directions and slices his opponent, making it capable of decapitating multiple enemies at once.



Flower Breathing 花の呼吸 (Hana no Kokyū)

·        Breathing Style derived from the Water Breathing

·        a combination of graceful attacks named after flowers and fruits that optimize the users agility and flexibility with the blade and themselves.

·        also enhances one's vision, albeit at the possible cost of their eyesight.

 

Users:

·        Kanae Kocho (former Flower Hashira)

·        Kanao Tsuyuri

 

Second Form: Honorable Shadow Plum 弐ノ型  御影梅 

(Ni no kata: Mikage Ume)

-         A defensive technique that deflects attacks using rotating sword slashes.


Fourth Form: Crimson Hanagoromo 肆ノ型 紅花衣 

(Shi no kata: Beni Hanagoromo)

-         A single sword slash that curves and twists.

 

Fifth Form: Peonies of Futility 伍ノ型 徒の芍薬 

(Go no kata: Ada no Shukuyaku)

-         A graceful flurry of nine consecutive attacks that flow and weave in on themselves.

 

Sixth Form: Whirling Peach 陸ノ型 渦桃 (Roku no kata: Uzumomo)  

-         A technique used after or during evasion, the user spins around moving with their body weight to deliver an attack.

 

Final Form: Equinoctial Vermilion Eye  終ノ型 彼岸朱眼

(Tsui no kata: Higan Shugan)

-         A focusing technique that raises the user’s kinetic vision to its maximum, while using this technique the user perceives the world as if it were in slow motion.

-         However, is highly dangerous, as the tremendous strain on the eyes could cause blood vessels to rupture and lead to partial or complete blindness.

-         still usable even if the user only has one fully functional eye



The Insect Breathing 蟲の呼吸 (Mushi no Kokyū)

·        Breathing Style branched out from the Flower Breathing, which itself is branched out of the Water Breathing.

·        mimics the lethal stings and movements of various insects and infuses it with a variety of sword techniques which include stabbing, thrusting, and making shallow cuts with a specially coated/made sword to inflict multiple wounds onto the intended target in order to inject various lethal Wisteria-based poisons into the intended target

·        the personal creation of Shinobu Kocho, who designed it to compensate for her lack of physical strength to cut off a Demon's head.

·        Hence, this sword style can only be utilized by her and only using a unique katana with a needle-like tip, resembling an insect's stinger in appearance and function.

·        The "stinger" is designed for injection of Wisteria poisons into Demons.

 

User: Shinobu Kocho (Hashira)

 

Butterfly Dance: Caprice 蝶ノ舞 戯れ (Chō no mai: Tawamure)

-         leaps up and charges towards her opponent and stings them multiple times with her blade to inject her poison.


Dance of the Bee Sting: True Flutter 蜂牙ノ舞い 真靡き

(Hōga no mai: Manabiki)

-          dashes at her target at an incredible speed and uses the momentum of her speed to then strengthen her single thrust into her opponent and inject lethal poison into them.


Dance of the Dragonfly: Compound Eye Hexagon 蜻蛉ノ舞 複眼六角

(Seirei no mai: Fukugan Rokkaku)

-          A six strike attack with aims to strike and inject her target with multiple doses of poison at the targeted Demon's weak spots (such as the neck, heart, torso, etc.) in order to kill them with a large dose of poison.

 

Dance of the Centipede: Hundred-Legged Zigzag 蜈蚣ノ舞 百足蛇腹

(Gokō no mai: Hyakusoku Jabara)

-         uses her full speed to run a zigzag pattern to confuse her opponent in order to create an opening for her to directly stab her opponent's neck and inject poison to kill them, with the stab's force and power being further enhanced by the momentum of her speed. Doma noted that the sheer speed of this technique is strong enough to destroy an entire wooden bridge.




Flame Breathing 炎の呼吸 (Honō no Kokyū)

·        one of the five main Breathing Styles directly derived from Sun Breathing.

·        mimics the burning effect of fire and replicates it with the user's swordsmanship.

·        developed by a distant ancestor of the Rengoku Family, who was originally a student of Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

·        can be assumed that this student attempted to master the Sun Breathing but, due to him not being as innately powerful as Yoriichi, his teacher altered his Breathing Style training in order to better focus on his students individual strengths and weaknesses.

·        Eventually, his student continued to develop and train this style until it became its own unique breathing and was subsequently named the Flame Breathing.

·        Since then, this particular Breathing Style has been passed down and taught through generations of his descendants and the future members of the Demon Slayer Corps.

 

Users:

·        Shinjuro Rengoku (Former Hashira)

·        Kyojuro Rengoku (Current Hashira)

·        Mitsuri Kanroji (Love Hashira)

 

First Form: Unknowing Fire 壱ノ型 不知火 (Ichi no kata: Shiranui)

-         charges towards their opponent at high speed and decapitates them in one or multiple slashes that burns the flesh of their enemy. had enough force to launch train carriages off the tracks a short distance.

 

Second Form: Rising Scorching Sun 弐ノ型 昇り炎天

(Ni no kata: Nobori En Ten)

-         releases an arching slash attack upwards.

 

Third Form: Fiery Spirits 参ノ型 気炎万丈 (San no kata: Kien Banjō)

-         swings their blade downwards in an arc.

 

Fourth Form: Blooming Flame Undulation 肆ノ型 盛炎のうねり

(Shi no kata: Sei En no Uneri)

-         swings their blade in a circular motion that can defend them from all incoming attacks or decapitate multiple enemies at once.

Due to this technique being strikingly similar to the Sun Breathing: Burning Bones, Summer Sun it is likely that this techniques was derived from it.

 

Fifth Form: Flame Tiger 伍ノ型 炎虎 (Go no kata: Enko)

-         unleashes a powerful series of sword slashes that takes the form of a flaming tiger that charges towards the enemy at blinding speeds.

 

Ninth Form: Rengoku 玖ノ型 煉獄 (Ku no kata: Rengoku)

-         The most powerful Flame Breathing technique.

-         A devastating dashing slash that the swordsman initiates from a high stance, the technique had enough power to carve a deep impression that burnt the ground where it was unleashed. Hairo also noted while Kyojuro was using this attack that his sword was able to burn his flesh. In the movie adaptation, this attack takes the form of a titanic flaming dragon with blue eyes that emits blue streaks of electricity from its mouth. After this technique is performed by Kyojuro in the movie, the surroundings were seemingly engulfed in flames, creating a purgatory-like hellscape and a giant whirlwind of heat and fire in the wake of the attack.



Love Breathing 恋の呼吸 (Koi no Kokyū)

·        personal Breathing Style created by the Love Hashira, Mitsuri Kanroji

·        itself is originally branched out from the Flame Breathing.

·        is a combination of whip-like attacks and therefore can only be successfully performed by Mitsuri due the unique constitution of her body that renders her incredibly flexible and agile, but still possessing inhuman strength due to her muscles being eight times denser than a normal human's, allowing her to deliver fast and powerful blows and move unhindered due to her body not being physically bulky.

 

User: Mitsuri Kanroji (Hashira)

 

First Form: Shivers of First Love 壱ノ型 初恋のわななき

(Ichi no kata: Hatsukoi no Wananaki)

-         dashes forward with a series of extended whip slashes that winds around through the target.

 

Second Form: Love Pangs 弐ノ型 懊悩巡る恋 (Ni no kata: Ōnō Meguru Koi)

-         unleashes multiple powerful whip slashes.

 

Third Form: Catlove Shower 参ノ型 恋猫しぐれ

(San no kata: Koi Neko Shigure)

-         leaps and unleashes a series of ranged arced attacks in quick succession.

 

Fifth Form: Swaying Love - Wildclaw 伍ノ型 揺らめく恋情・乱れ爪

(Go no kata: Yurameku Renjō Midarezume)

-         somersaults backwards through the air creating a long whiplike string of attacks, before coiling her sword around her opponents neck.

 

Sixth Form: Cat-Legged Winds of Love 陸ノ型 猫足恋風

(Roku no kata: Neko Ashi Koi Kaze)

-         twirls upside-down and creates multiple extending slashing attacks before retracting it and extending it again.




Wind Breathing 風の呼吸 (Kaze no Kokyū)

·        one of the five Breathing Styles derived directly from the Sun Breathing itself.

·        originally developed and taught by Yoriichi Tsugikuni to an unknown student, who could not master the Sun Breathing and was instead trained in a specific alternative breathing style to better suit his student's specific strengths and weaknesses eventually becoming an independent breathing all together.

·        comprised of many sword techniques that utilize the air around them to generate powerful whirlwind and tornado attacks that can be used for both offensive and defensive purposes.

 

User: Sanemi Shinazugawa (Hashira)

 

First Form: Dust Whirlwind Cutter 壱ノ型 鹿旋風・削ぎ

(Ichi no kata: Jin Senpū - Sogi)

-         dashes forward and slashes in a horizontal cyclone pattern.

 

Second Form: Claws-Purifying Wind 弐ノ型 爪々・科戸風

(Ni no kata: Sōsō - Shinato Kaze)

-         lifts the sword upwards towards the right, above their head and unleashes four vertical slashes down on the enemy like claws.

 

Third Form: Clean Storm Wind Tree 参ノ型 晴嵐風樹

(San no kata: Seiran Fūju)

-         unleashes a whirlwind of slashes around their body that can defend them from incoming attacks and slice up their surroundings.

 

Fourth Form: Rising Dust Storm 肆ノ型 昇上砂塵嵐

(Shi no kata: Shōjō Sajinran)

-         creates several slashes above them from below their target.

 

Fifth Form: Cold Mountain Wind 伍ノ型 木枯らし颪

(Go no kata: Kogarashi Oroshi)

-         creates several circular arched slashes that increase in size from above their target.

 

Sixth Form: Black Wind Mountain Mist 陸ノ型 黒風烟嵐

(Roku no kata: Kokufū Enran)

-         rotates their body in a uppercut movement, creating a tornado of slashes.

 

Seventh Form: Gale - Sudden Gusts 漆ノ型 頸風・天狗風

(Shichi no kata: Keifū - Tengu Kaze)

-         leaps into the air while swinging their blade which generates gale-force winds to shred their opponent apart.

 

Eighth Form: Primary Gale Slash 捌ノ型 初烈風斬

(Hachi no kata: Sho Rekkaza Kiri)

-         leaps into the air and swings their blade which generates circular torrents of wind.

 

Ninth Form: Idaten Typhoon 玖ノ型 韋駄天台風 (Ku no kata: Idaten Taifū)

-         backflips into the air and while upside-down, unleashes a powerful gust of circular wind.



Mist Breathing 霞の呼吸 (Kasumi no Kokyū)

·        a Breathing Style derived from the Wind Breathing currently known to be utilized by the Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito.

·        a combination of sword techniques that mostly obscure the opponent's senses and surroundings.

 

User: Muichiro Tokito (Hashira)

 

First Form: Low Clouds, Distant Haze 壱ノ型 垂天遠霞 

(Ichi no kata: Suiten Tōgasumi)

-         unleashes a powerful thrust attack in front of them.

 

Second Form: Eight-Layered Mist 弐ノ型 八重霞 (Ni no kata: Yaekasumi)

-         unleashes eight slashes, one on top of the other in quick succession.

 

Third Form: Scattering Mist Splash 参ノ型 霞散の飛沫 

(San no kata: Kasan no Shibuki)

-         releases a powerful circular slash that blows away projectile attacks.

 

Fourth Form: Shifting Flow Slash 肆ノ型 移流斬り (Shi no kata: Iryūgiri)

-         quickly unsheathes their blade and strikes their enemy, reminiscent of an Iaidō technique.

 

Fifth Form: Sea of Clouds and Haze 伍ノ型 霞雲の海 

(Go no kata: Kaun no Umi)

-         dashes forward at high speed and unleashes a flurry of slashes that covers a wide area.

 

Sixth Form: Lunar Dispersing Mist 陸ノ型 月の霞消 

(Roku no kata: Tsuki no Kashō)

-         leaps high in the air upside down and sends a series of countless ranged slashes downwards, capable of decimating a wide area.

 

Seventh Form: Obscuring Clouds 漆ノ型 (Shichi no kata: Oboro)

-         Possibly the Mist Breathing's most powerful technique and the personal creation of Muichiro Tokito.

-         A technique in which Muichiro drastically changes the tempo of his movement to disorient an enemy, this technique takes the form of clouds of mist enveloping a wide area.

-         When he shows himself, his speed will appear to be extremely slow but when he hides, he moves in the blink of an eye. This technique was able to utterly confuse and distort the senses of Upper Rank 5, Gyokko, which led to his defeat.



Beast Breathing 獣の呼吸 (Kedamono no Kokyū)

·        Breathing Style personally created and self-taught by Inosuke Hashibira after living in the mountains and fighting for survival.

·        said to be distantly derived from the Wind Breathing.

·        enhances a user's sense of touch, and is a combination of a myriad of wild attacks that resemble the claws of a beast

 

User: Inosuke Hashibira

 

First Fang: Pierce 壱ノ牙 穿ち抜き (Ichi no kiba: Ugachi Nuki)

-         stabs the target's neck with both blades.

 

Second Fang: Rip and Tear 弐ノ牙 切り裂き (Ni no kiba: Kirisaki)

-         A double slash with his two blades in both diagonals (like X).

 

Third Fang: Devour 参ノ牙 喰い裂き (San no kiba: Kuizaki)

-         Simultaneous horizontal slashes towards the target's throat.

 

Fourth Fang: Slice 'n' Dice 肆ノ牙 切細裂き (Shi no kiba: Kiri Komazaki)

-         A multiple diagonal double slashes with both swords.

 

Fifth Fang: Crazy Cutting 伍ノ牙 狂い裂き (Go no kiba: Kuruizaki)

-         A technique which slices everything in all directions.

 

Sixth Fang: Palisade Bite 陸ノ牙 乱杭咬み (Roku no kiba: Ranguigami)

-         A simultaneous decapitation with his two swords from both directions.

 

Seventh Form: Spatial Awareness 漆ノ型 空間識覚

(Shichi no kata: Kūkan Shikikaku)

-         can identify the position of enemies by feeling small disturbances in the air.

-         was so strong that Inosuke could sense all the demons spread out through a whole mountain.

 

Eighth Fang: Explosive Rush 捌ノ牙 爆裂猛進 

(Hachi no kiba: Bakuretsu Mōshin)

-         charges towards his opponent while dual wielding, then he swings his blades to decapitate them.

 

Ninth Fang: Extending Bendy Slash 玖ノ牙 伸・うねり裂き

(Ku no kiba: Shin - Unerizaki)

-         dislocates the joints of his arm to increase the range of his attack.

 

Tenth Fang: Whirling Fangs 拾ノ牙 円転旋牙 (Jū no kiba: Enten Senga)

-         spins his swords in a circular motion, deflecting enemy attacks.

 

Sudden Throwing Strike 思いつきの 投げ裂き (Omoitsuki no Nagesaki)

-         throws both of his blades at an enemy.




Thunder Breathing 雷の呼吸 (Kaminari no Kokyū)

·        one of the five main Breathing Styles directly derived from the Sun Breathing.

·        mimics swift strikes and movements of lightning and electricity and infuses it with the users swordsmanship.

·        is very reminiscent of the real life sword style known as Iaijutsu.

·        combat style focuses on channeling strength into the user's legs, and maximizing the output of every single muscle and blood vessel in them.

·        created from one of Yoriichi Tsugikuni's students who attempted to learn the Sun Breathing, but due to not being as innately powerful as Yoriichi, they were instead taught an alternated breathing style that focused on their individual strengths and weaknesses, which eventually evolved into the Thunder Breathing.


·        The only known current primary cultivator for the Thunder Breathing in the Demon Slayer Corps is Jigoro Kuwajima.

 

Users:

Jigoro Kuwajima (Cultivator & Former Hashira)

Kaigaku

Zenitsu Agatsuma

 

There are a total of six original forms that can be used with the Thunder Breathing with the First Form said to be the foundation for the rest of them. However, Zenitsu Agatsuma developed a seventh form in order to stand on equal ground with Kaigaku, his former senior disciple under Jigoro who had become the Upper Rank 6 of the Twelve Kizuki, replacing Daki and Gyutaro after their deaths.

 

First Form: Thunderclap and Flash 壱いちノ型かた 霹靂一閃

(Ichi no kata: Hekireki Issen)

-         unsheathes their blade, dashes forward at blinding speeds that mimic lightning ripping through the air and decapitates the opponent.

 

Ø  Six Fold 六連 (Rokuren)

-         An extension of the Thunderclap and Flash technique created by Zenitsu.

-         performs the Thunderclap and Flash technique six times in quick succession while slightly augmenting the power his dashes.

 

Ø  Eight Fold 八連 (Hachiren)

-         An extension of the Thunderclap and Flash technique created by Zenitsu.

-         performs the Thunderclap and Flash technique eight times in quick succession -while slightly augmenting the power his dashes.

 

Ø  God Speed 神速 (Shinsoku)

-         An extension of the Thunderclap and Flash technique created by Zenitsu and the fastest version of the attack, even swift enough to evade the senses of Upper Rank Demons.

-         During the first display of this technique, an unconscious Zenitsu remarked that he mustn't perform this technique more than 2 times, otherwise his legs would be rendered useless due to muscle fatigue and exhaustion.

-         However, during the battle against Muzan Kibutsuji, Zenitsu has shown improvement in the use of this technique, allowing him to use it more than 2 times while still maintaining the power and speed of the attack.

 

Seventh Form: Honoikazuchi no Kami 漆ノ型 火雷神

(Shichi no kata: Honoikadzuchi no Kami)

-         Possibly the Thunder Breathing's most powerful technique and the personal creation of Zenitsu Agatsuma. Zenitsu's Nichirin Blade takes the form of a bright yellow dragon that seemingly emanates electric sparks and lightning as he dashes forward at blinding speeds surpassing his Godspeed technique and decapitates the opponent. The speed required to perform this technique was so immense it burned the air around Zenitsu and caused his haori to be ripped to shreds.

 

Since the second to sixth form has only been displayed by Kaigaku who uses lightning in conjunction with his sword attacks, it is unknown how a normal Thunder Breathing swordsman would perform these techniques.

 

Second Form: Rice Spirit 弐ノ型 稲魂 (Ni no kata: Inadama)

-         unleashes five electrified arching slashes in a single moment.

 

Third Form: Thunder Swarm 参ノ型 聚蚊成雷 (San no kata: Shūbun Seirai)

-         generates powerful electricity and simultaneously unleashes blinding sword attacks that surround the enemy.

 

Fourth Form: Distant Thunder 肆ノ型 遠雷 (Shi no kata: Enrai)

-         generates powerful lightning strikes in several directions with his blade.

 

Fifth Form: Heat Lightning 伍ノ型 熱界雷 (Go no kata: Netsu Kairai)

-         unleashes a powerful ranged electrified sword slash upwards that burns the flesh of his opponent.

 

Sixth Form: Rumble and Flash 陸ノ型 電轟雷轟

(Roku no kata: Dengō Raigō)

-         One of the most powerful Thunder Breathing techniques.

-         releases a series of strong ranged electricity attacks that strike his opponent from multiple directions.



Sound Breathing 音の呼吸 (Oto no Kokyū)

·        Breathing Style unique only to the Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui.

·        branched out from the Thunder Breathing.

·        using a battle strategy called a "Score", which involves Tengen reading his opponents movements and deconstructing them into sound by analyzing the rhythm of their movements. Through this, he is able to take advantage of their openings to much greater effect by striking in a way similar to making the beat to a song.

·        focuses on generating huge amounts of sound to overwhelm his opponents. In conjunction with this, he uses small but powerful anti-demon bombs made with a special gunpowder that are capable of overpowering an Upper Rank Demon briefly, and uses his sound abilities to make sure there is no collateral damage on humans when throwing them out of his line of sight.

·        it can only be used with a specific set of weaponry, which is two larger-than-normal Nichirin Blades, which each have a notch in the sharp ends of their blades and are held together at the hilt by a metal chain. His swords are said to have large amounts of explosive power, and it is stated that, until Tengen's fight with Upper Rank 6, no one had ever survived a blow from them.

 

User: Tengen Uzui (Hashira)

 

First Form: Roar 壱ノ型 (Ichi no kata: Todoroki)

-         lifts his twin swords above his head and slams them down with great force whilst simultaneously creating an explosion with his bombs, causing a loud sound resembling thunder.

 

Fourth Form: Constant Resounding Slashes 肆ノ型 響斬無間

(Shi no kata: Kyōzan Muken)

-         holds his swords apart and spins them rapidly in conjunction with releasing his bombs, making this technique a combination of offense and defense.

 

Fifth Form: String Performance 伍ノ型 鳴弦奏々

(Go no kata: Meigen Sōsō)

-         holds one of his swords with a reverse grip and spins the other using the chain that connects them. He couples this by also releasing numerous bombs to detonate.

-         able to overpower an Upper Rank Demon.




Stone Breathing 岩の呼吸 (Iwa no Kokyū)

·        one of the five main Breathing Styles derived from the Sun Breathing.

·        Based on the only user in the series, Gyomei Himejima, it can be assumed that Stone Breathing can only be used with a flail and axe.

·        involves sturdy and heavy attacks that optimize the surrounding earth to maximize the technique's potential.

·        was originally created by one of Yoriichi Tsugikuni's students who attempted to learn the Sun Breathing, but, due them to not being as innately powerful as Yoriichi, unable to master it and was instead taught an alternative personalized breathing style by their teacher that focused specifically on their strengths and weaknesses, eventually branching out completely and becoming the Stone Breathing.

·        currently not known who is the primary Cultivator of this Breathing Style is within the Demon Slayer Corps

 

User: Gyomei Himejima (Hashira)

 

First Form: Serpentinite Bipolar 壱ノ型 蛇紋岩・双極

(Ichi no kata: Jamongan - Sōkyoku)

-         throws both the flail and axe towards his intended target and manipulates the chain by rotating it thus causing the axe and flail to also rotate in order to drill and grind right though his target.

 

Second Form: Upper Smash 弐ノ型 天面砕き (Ni no Kata: Tenmen Kudaki)

-         throws both his axe and spiked flail for a pincer move before smashing down on the chain to cause the flail to then rebound and smash his target from afar.

 

Third Form: Stone Skin 参ノ型 岩軀の膚 (San no Kata: Ganku no Hadae)

-         unleashes a series of slashes with his axe deflecting nearby attacks.

 

Fourth Form: Volcanic Rock - Rapid Conquest 肆ノ型 流紋岩・速征

(Shi no Kata: Ryūmongan - Sokusei)

-         manipulates both the flail and axe weapons at both ends of the chain by swinging the chain on both sides in order to strike his opponents using a two pronged wide ranged attack.

 

Fifth Form: Arcs of Justice 伍ノ型 瓦輪刑部 (Go no kata: Garin Gyōbu)

-         utilizes a powerful barrage with his flail and axe, doing a great amount of damage. The axe is destined to hit first with the trajectory of the flail following from the opposite side and slamming into the opponent.



Here is the Additional Information regarding the Kokushibo & Moon Breathing :


Kokushibo 黒死牟/Michikatsu Tsugikuni 厳勝継国

Older Twin Brother of Yoriichi Tsugikuni

Occupation: Former Demon Slayer &

Upper Rank 1 of Twelve Kizuki

Combat Style: Moon Breathing

Status: Deceased


Moon Breathing 月の呼吸 (Tsuki no Kokyū)

·        a Breathing Style derived from the Sun Breathing used by Upper Rank 1, Kokushibo, who was one of the first Demon Slayers who utilized breathing techniques.

·        one of the most powerful and deadly ones showcased thus far.

·        allows him to create many chaotic crescent moon blades when slashing that vary in length and size in crescent shaped sword attacks using his demonic abilities.

·        known that Kokushibo continued to develop and add techniques to the Breathing Style over the centuries as an immortal Demon. At this point in the story, it is the only known Breathing Style to possess at least 16 different techniques, easily surpassing the other Breathing Styles.

 

·        It has been revealed that, like all of the other original Breathing Styles, the Moon Breathing also branched out of the Sun Breathing. When its creator, Michikatsu Tsugikuni, attempted to learn the Sun Breathing from his twin brother, Yoriichi Tsugikuni, he discovered he was unable to master it and so was instead trained in an alternate Breathing Style. Yoriichi created it fit and cover his individual strengths and weaknesses, and Michikatsu then continued to train and develop this breathing until it eventually evolved into its own unique Breathing Style, which he named Moon Breathing.

 

User: Kokushibo/Michikatsu Tsugikuni

 

First Form: Dark Moon - Evening Palace 壱ノ型 闇月・宵の宮

(Ichi no kata: Yamidzuki - Yoi no Miya)

-         draws his sword and slashes swiftly in a single motion; like with all Moon Breathing techniques, numerous chaotic crescent blades originate from the slash.

-         reminiscent of Iaijutsu.

 

Second Form: Pearl Flowers Moongazing 弐ノ型 珠華ノ弄月

(Ni no kata: Shuka no Rōgetsu)

-         performs several slashes that defend him from incoming attacks while also creating a barrage of crescent blades.

 

Third Form: Loathsome Moon - Chains 参ノ型 厭忌月・銷り

(San no kata: Enkidzuki - Tsugari)

-         swings his sword rapidly in two gigantic crescent slashes, from which a storm of smaller crescents spread.

-         causes huge destruction in a small area.

 

Fifth Form: Moon Spirit Calamitous Eddy 伍ノ型 月魄災渦

(Go no kata: Geppaku Saika)

-         makes multiple curved slashes layered over one another, resembling a rising vortex. Sanemi noted that Kokushibo performed this attack without swinging his blade.

 

Sixth Form: Perpetual Night, Lonely Moon - Incessant

陸ノ型 常夜孤月・無間 (Roku no kata: Tokoyo Kogetsu - Muken)

-         releases a wild barrage of crescent-shaped slashes in front of him. This technique was powerful enough to not only slice up multiple Hashira around him but also overwhelm the Wind Hashira Sanemi Shinazugawa.

 

Seventh Form: Mirror of Misfortune - Moonlit 漆ノ型 厄鏡・月映え

(Shichi no kata: Yakkyō - Dzukibae)

-         swings his sword in a powerful frontal slash that then creates a multi directional frontal assault, powerful enough to create several deep gouges in the ground and push back two Hashira.

 

Eighth Form: Moon-Dragon Ringtail 捌ノ型 月龍輪尾

(Hachi no kata: Getsuryū Rinbi)

-         triples the range of his normal attack radius and creates a singular gigantic slash that slowly decreases in size.

 

Ninth Form: Waning Moonswaths 玖くノ型かた 降り月・連面

(Ku no kata: Kudaridzuki - Renmen)

-         creates a seemingly endless stream of claw-like vertical and horizontal slashes, capable of cutting down his intended target from a long range.

 

Tenth Form: Drilling Slashes - Moon Through Bamboo Leaves

拾ノ型 穿面斬・蘿月 (Jū no kata: Senmenzan - Ragetsu)

-         creates a triple-layered slash twister, capable of mowing down his targets into three clean pieces.

 

Fourteenth Form: Catastrophe - Tenman Crescent Moon

拾肆ノ型 兇変・天満繊月 (Jūshi no kata: Kyōhen - Tenman Sengetsu)

-         One of the Moon Breathing's most powerful techniques.

-         An advanced and more powerful version of Kokushibo's Moon Breathing: Fifth Form.

-         He swings his sword and creates a chaotic vortex of powerful omni-directional slashes that destroys whatever is caught up within its attack radius.

 

Sixteenth Form: Moonbow - Half Moon  拾陸ノ型 月虹・片割わ月 

(Jūroku no kata: Gekkō - Katawaredzuki)

-         Possibly the Moon Breathing's most powerful technique.

-         creates a barrage of downward crescent slashes, resulting in a powerful sixfold slash crashing down on his opponents; the attack itself is powerful enough to create several miniature craters where the slashes have landed.

-         so wide-ranged, it is able to easily surround and overwhelm multiple enemies at once.

 


Here is the Additional Information regarding the Blood Demon Art :


Blood Demon Art 血鬼術 (Kekkijutsu)

·        spells or techniques that higher-level Demons can cast or are the supernatural abilities possessed by each of them.

·        every time a Demon devours a human, the Demon becomes stronger, and they can eventually develop special, supernatural powers, known as Blood Demon Arts.

·        The power bestowed by the Blood Demon Arts is different from Demon to Demon, and in some cases, Demons are able to use more than one of them.


·        The abilities achieved through Blood Demon Art can vary greatly. Known examples of these various powers include, but are not limited to:

v Generation and/or manipulation of natural elements.

v Alteration of their physical body.

v A power up transformation.

v Merging their own body with a preexisting object.

v Detachment of their own flesh to create and control another entity.

v Casting Illusions.

v Putting others to sleep.

v Exerting control over a preexisting structure.


·        Weaknesses:-

v Due to the sheer variety of different unique techniques, powers, and abilities a demon develops as they grow stronger, each Blood Demon Art possesses their own unique weaknesses and no two techniques or powers are the same.

v  However, a universal weakness to these powers is the fact that they are susceptible to both Sunlight and Nichirin Blades due to the fact that each technique is fundamentally created from using a Demon's flesh and blood, and similarly, the matter created from these techniques would also likely disintegrate once exposed to sunlight and be dispelled or weakened if a Nichirin blade cuts it.


Fire Manipulation: Nezuko's main ability is to manipulate special demonic flames created from her blood, dealing significant damage to demons but completely harmless against humans. Her flames are so powerful that it could deal significant damage to Upper Rank 4, Hantengu. Her flames has also displayed the ability to turn a Nichirin Blade crimson red.



Here is the Additional Information regarding the Hashiras & Characters :


Hashira

Nine most swordmasters in the Demon Slayer Corps



Giyu Tomioka 義勇冨岡

Seiyuu: Takahiro Sakurai

Birthday: February 8

Occupation: Water Hashira

Combat Style: Water Breathing



Obanai Iguro 小芭内伊黒

Seiyuu: Kenichi Suzumura

Birthday: September 15

Occupation: Serpent Hashira

Combat Style: Serpent Breathing

Status: Deceased



Shinobu Kocho しのぶ胡蝶

Seiyuu: Saori Hayami

Birthday: February 24

Occupation: Insect Hashira

Combat Style: Insect Breathing

Status: Deceased




Gyomei Himejima 行冥悲鳴嶼

Seiyuu: Tomakau Sugita

Birthday: August 23

Occupation: Stone Hashira

Combat Style: Stone Breathing

Status: Deceased



Kyojuro Rengoku 杏寿郎煉獄

Seiyuu: Satoshi Hino

Birthday: May 10

Occupation: Flame Hashira

Combat Style: Flame Breathing

Status: Deceased



Mitsuri Kanroji 蜜璃甘露寺

Seiyuu: Kana Hanazawa

Birthday: June 1

Occupation: Love Hashira

Combat Style: Love Breathing

Status: Deceased




Sanemi Shinazugawa  実弥 不死川

Seiyuu: Tomakazu Seki

Birthday: November 29

Occupation: Wind Hashira

Combat Style: Wind Breathing



Muichiro Tokito   無一郎時透

Seiyuu: Kengo Kawanishi

Birthday: August 8

Occupation: Mist Hashira

Combat Style: Mist Breathing

Status: Deceased



Tengen Uzui 天元宇髄

Seiyuu: Katsuyuki Konishi

Birthday: October 31

Occupation: Shinobi & Sound Hashira

Combat Style: Sound Breathing

Status: Retired




Tanjiro Kamado 炭治郎竈門

Eldest Son of Kamado Family & Nezuko’s Brother

Seiyuu: Natsuki Hanae

Birthday: July 14

Occupation: Demon Slayer

Combat Style: Water Breathing, Sun Breathing & Hinokami Kagura

Wife: Kanao Tsuyuri



Nezuko Kamado 禰豆子竈門

Eldest Daughter of Kamado Family & Tanjiro’s Sister

Seiyuu: Akari Kitou

Birthday: December 28

Husband: Zenitsu Agatsuma



Zenitsu Agatsuma 善逸我妻

Seiyuu: Hiro Shimono

Birthday: September 3

Occupation: Demon Slayer

Combat Style: Thunder Breathing

Wife: Nezuko Kamado



Inosuke Hashibira  伊之助嘴平

Seiyuu: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Birthday: April 22

Occupation: Demon Slayer

Combat Style: Beast Breathing

Wife: Aoi Kanzaki 




Kanao Tsuyuri カナヲ栗花落

Seiyuu: Reina Ueda

Birthday: May 19

Occupation: Demon Slayer

Combat Style: Flower Breathing

Husband: Tanjiro Kamado



Genya Shinazugawa  玄弥不死川

Seiyuu: Nobuhiko Okamoto

Birthday: January 7

Occupation: Demon Slayer

Status: Deceased



























































































































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